tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289146060829644372017-09-03T12:37:45.828-07:00Nicola Nicola Bilbienoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-20893436352651462492016-02-11T14:24:00.003-08:002016-02-11T14:34:11.718-08:00Company Research 5 My final choice for my company research is........Drum roll...............<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZeZfjNKfxQ/VrzzuuyEzCI/AAAAAAAABFU/1JVIULSRKCU/s1600/SABOTAGE_5958989923fd43fe309e58e023d74b5bec09bef2.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZeZfjNKfxQ/VrzzuuyEzCI/AAAAAAAABFU/1JVIULSRKCU/s400/SABOTAGE_5958989923fd43fe309e58e023d74b5bec09bef2.jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I chose this because I am left handed and being left handed rocks!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apart from the obvious reason of choice stated above I chose this company because, like Catfish Collective, they offer something a bit different from kids animation (I am not saying that kids animation is a bad thing, I am keen to work in many areas of animation!) and experiment with different types of media.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two left hands are an animation workshop based in Paris created by Sabotage studio, an alternative production and creative studio specialised in mixed media. I came across them whilst searching on the internet and at first was purely hooked by their website and logo design which I think look great! I have included a link here so you can see for yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twolefthands.fr/" target="_blank">http://www.twolefthands.fr/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At two left hands there are sculptors, designers and animators, all who specialise in stop motion animation! This is an exciting company to come across (not that others aren't - of course they are!) but looking at a company that I would like to work for abroad and one that may speak another language was something I was really looking forward to researching into. In the past I learnt a little french, not that this means I could speak fluently (far from it!) but it doesn't hurt to know a bit!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two left hands offer commercials, music videos and short movies and have a really impressive and fun showreel! One of the things I noticed straight away was they have used some paper animation and also magazine cut out animations which are just great, pushing animation in other ways not just using a puppet.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their clients include: Citroen c3, Nutella, BBC 2, Mc Donalds, Diesel, Hotel Fl, Quechua, Volvic and Swiss credit.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TdtFSGraojY/Vr0HPcGWQCI/AAAAAAAABFk/FxZnWuwMoME/s1600/e2e61b8684319.560c19196c82c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TdtFSGraojY/Vr0HPcGWQCI/AAAAAAAABFk/FxZnWuwMoME/s320/e2e61b8684319.560c19196c82c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Nutella advert is made out of paper... LOVE this style and design</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Other work includes the wide range of music video clients including Babet - a lovely animation of paper objects of live footage and Zim's - using objects and people in stop motion which looks extremely fun and is something I have not had much practice at but would love to do more of!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qMxpYV3tvkM/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMxpYV3tvkM?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />above is the video for Babet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uoFtAgELxAs/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uoFtAgELxAs?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />above is the video for Zim's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for their short movies there are a couple that particularly stand out to me one is called The Gloaming, which uses a stop motion puppet and set that interacts with 2D animation. It is such a clever piece as it insinuates the puppet is God and as he looks down on the little planet Earth below him he sees the human race being born. It ends with him destroying the human race and therefore himself due to the horrible way humans have become.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lxwImWEfZVQ/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lxwImWEfZVQ?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />This short film will blow your mind... you have been warned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A second short animation in complete contrast to the one above I like because the puppets are made out of felt giving it a more child friendly look. Duel a la recre (from what I can tell) is about encouraging kids to eat healthy foods because it will make you stronger and of course healthier!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SyEcDxSbzVw/Vr0JACuwWFI/AAAAAAAABFw/AQnQJTRj9wQ/s1600/SABOTAGE_3ba1ddb55f64bfbfed4219f891552dc9049c6218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SyEcDxSbzVw/Vr0JACuwWFI/AAAAAAAABFw/AQnQJTRj9wQ/s320/SABOTAGE_3ba1ddb55f64bfbfed4219f891552dc9049c6218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bad guys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i1EDG8IjZLc/Vr0JDDBAGmI/AAAAAAAABF0/uB6WQ2ATHAo/s1600/e02ee628ef0b5b2348584e9a0714314d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i1EDG8IjZLc/Vr0JDDBAGmI/AAAAAAAABF0/uB6WQ2ATHAo/s320/e02ee628ef0b5b2348584e9a0714314d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the good guys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The diesel advert is one that I straight away admired on the company's showreel because it was made out of magazine figures with 3d stop motion objects. I just think this is a really simple yet extremely effective way of producing animation and as I said about Catfish Collection, it comes as a breath of fresh air. &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(unfortunately I couldn't find any pictures, so if you would like to see the Diesel advert click here: <a href="http://www.twolefthands.fr/reference/diesel" target="_blank">http://www.twolefthands.fr/reference/diesel</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I aspire to work for this company because it has so much to offer and I feel I would have so much to offer them too. I would benefit from being somewhere where it welcomed stop motion being taken in a different direction and it would help me to widen my skills in animating other things not just an armature in a puppet.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The five companies that I chose to research have really opened up my eyes to what it is I want from my career as an animator/model maker. Where before I visualised a future with puppet animation I am now more open to the possibility of mixed media and object animation. I would love to get into a company like Laika and Aardman to do the incredible work they do, as they are my biggest inspirations, but as well as that dream/goal I now also want to see what else is out there and take any opportunity to try something new and exciting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-36174025715467236542016-02-11T12:45:00.003-08:002016-02-11T14:41:17.953-08:00Company Research 4 The Fourth company I have chosen to research is Factory!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eEJWSCUeCMc/VrzheMkKADI/AAAAAAAABEM/_ljkWFiybCk/s1600/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJnAAAAJDNmYzk1ZTBjLWM0NmEtNDZkZS04ZTY4LWE4ZDczNmVhNzQ4Yw.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eEJWSCUeCMc/VrzheMkKADI/AAAAAAAABEM/_ljkWFiybCk/s320/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJnAAAAJDNmYzk1ZTBjLWM0NmEtNDZkZS04ZTY4LWE4ZDczNmVhNzQ4Yw.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />I first heard about Factory quite a while back, but it wasn't until a guest speaker a few weeks ago mentioned them that I remembered I had looked at their portfolio of work before! The company were originally called Factory Transmedia and are based in Altrincham, Cheshire.<br />Factory are an independent multi-genre animation studio who offer 2D, CGI, hybrid, live action and stop motion services.<br /><br />Working for a range of global clients their productions are aimed at all ages. Some of these clients include: CBBC, cbeebies, BBC, Disney, Five, Milkshake, Nick Jr and Sky.<br /><br />The company, which started off with a workforce of 6 people and now exceeds over 100, celebrated their 5th birthday in 2015 which was celebrated with the release of four high profile productions being aired.<br /><br />These productions were:<br /><br />Newzoids - Aired on ITV, this puppet animation is a series of British topical sketches that feature small clips of well known people talking. For example, there are a couple I have seen starring Ed Miliband... all I am going to say is I think they are pretty funny!<br />It is great to see these quick, light-hearted &nbsp;sketches and that they are aimed at an adult audience. One of the reasons I picked this company was because of their audience diversity and the range in animation that is produced. The animations don't all look the same and they have such a difference in style, it is obvious the company take pride in their commitment to the quality of work they produce and that this is for such a vast range of viewers and genres.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MxYPcvZq5gE/VrzmSOVi_7I/AAAAAAAABEg/saa0qxzC7Hg/s1600/newzoids_AntDec_3268922b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MxYPcvZq5gE/VrzmSOVi_7I/AAAAAAAABEg/saa0qxzC7Hg/s200/newzoids_AntDec_3268922b.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7i85lDDqlA/VrzmHhn1O9I/AAAAAAAABEY/-nX87JGaJNA/s1600/861E0228_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7i85lDDqlA/VrzmHhn1O9I/AAAAAAAABEY/-nX87JGaJNA/s200/861E0228_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6QJMtCImeTU/VrzmQnPNNAI/AAAAAAAABEc/iUPRaeQb9JQ/s1600/74428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6QJMtCImeTU/VrzmQnPNNAI/AAAAAAAABEc/iUPRaeQb9JQ/s320/74428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just think the design of these is hilarious and really fits in with the cartoon sketch feel of the performance.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The Clangers - This classic made it's come back in June 2015 on the cbeebies channel. The response was incredible and hit number 1 in the UK's top children's programmes. As well as this the animation was successful in gaining Broadcast Awards Winner 2016 - Best Pre-School programme, British Animation Awards nominee 2016 - Best Pre-School series, Kidscreen nominee 2016 - Best animated series and BAFTA winner 2015 - Best Pre-School Animation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i-ixXuDlaA/VrzpiVPbb3I/AAAAAAAABEw/u2f_nrp_BA8/s1600/Clangers-05.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i-ixXuDlaA/VrzpiVPbb3I/AAAAAAAABEw/u2f_nrp_BA8/s320/Clangers-05.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love the knitted look of the clangers and how the design has been kept the same as the original. This look is also great for the younger audience it is aimed at as it has that obvious real quality about it that kids will relate to. These models were made by the incredible&nbsp;Mackinnon and Saunders!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Scream Street - This is a horror / funny series about a boy and his family that get moved to a street named scream street, in which the neighbours consist of zombies, vampires, mummies, witches and monsters in general! Scream street was also nominated for the&nbsp;British Animation Awards 2016, Best Kids series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0a0rwCr-gY/VrzuURUexsI/AAAAAAAABFA/QbLEzWUDUMs/s1600/p033rs7b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F0a0rwCr-gY/VrzuURUexsI/AAAAAAAABFA/QbLEzWUDUMs/s320/p033rs7b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like the style of the puppets here, it is a more pristine, polished look which is very different to that of the clangers yet both are just as effective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The company also did three specials for Disney, with the show club penguin. I like the style of these characters which are so bright with colour. I also like the way the mouths have been done for these characters in a more hand drawn look, it really suits the rest of the design.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DgdlUkd8F34/VrzvFSqhtFI/AAAAAAAABFI/zBuFV4rDCAY/s1600/CP02-02.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DgdlUkd8F34/VrzvFSqhtFI/AAAAAAAABFI/zBuFV4rDCAY/s320/CP02-02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The simple shapes of the characters offer a beautiful design coupled with the colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As well as the above Factory have also worked on many other recognisable animations including Raa Raa the noisy lion, Fifi and the flowertots, Roary the racing car and children in need 'Peter Kay' (absolutely love Peter Kay) It is incredible that all these productions are extremely successful and yet each is unique in its design and style!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The company are very desirable in terms of me looking for where I would love to work because they offer so much opportunity within their workplace. They cover all genres of animation which would give an animator opportunity to experience the difference this makes on a performance with the character. They also They have four sites - with four fully functional stop motion studios as well as a CGI digital studio and a digital post production studio!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their work environment seems challenging and ever changing which I really like the sound of!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br />Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-45701050947384388162016-02-10T09:27:00.001-08:002016-02-11T14:42:15.310-08:00Company Research 3<br />The third company I have chosen is called.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYGFQkqr9fY/VrtaCB845MI/AAAAAAAABDo/E4dQVW6yORE/s1600/banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYGFQkqr9fY/VrtaCB845MI/AAAAAAAABDo/E4dQVW6yORE/s640/banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I came across this directing duo whilst I was browsing an independent production company that I love the work of (there are so many to chose from!!) called Loose Moose. Whilst looking at the directors on their website I saw the name Catfish Collective and it stood out to me as the name is something a bit different!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daniella Orsini and Joe Orton started working together in 2011 and their reason for being called Catfish Collective is because the year 2011 was the year of the catfish!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daniella Orsini is a 'world-renowned cutter-outer' who made her first film with a Sony Mavika floppy disk camera taped to a pile of books! (this is similar to me when I first started in animation I was taping cameras to the sides of desks and all sorts!)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joe Orton studied Chinese at Oxford before becoming an animator! They both love all things handmade and love fine detail: "Stories come alive in detail". They are also always on the look out for freelance artists, particularly model makers, which is extremely useful to know as I absolutely LOVE their work and the use of paper animation! It is incredibly effective and quite subtle too and just amazingly beautiful to look at!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is one of their Flora adverts below! I like the way that this is stop motion but it also has that beautiful hand drawn quality and it also combines real objects like the flora tub, butter and cakes. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ls6vrh8kCRE/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ls6vrh8kCRE?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The company is made up of just the two of them, but they also join forces with many others to create these projects. As some examples, they have worked with Loose Moose, Belafonte and recently joined the team at Kode Media.&nbsp;</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They have two offices, one in East Ham, London and the other in Lewes, East Sussex. Although they are a small team they have produced a magnitude of work for customers such as:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unilever, Danone, BBC, Nike, British Council, (below)&nbsp;<span style="text-align: center;">Kelloggs, Microsoft, Vodafone, McDonalds, Deloitte, Gucci, Hawkins Bazaar, War Child, Edible arrangements, Zucker, Sucre, Zucchero....So many!!!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JryZqcLK9S8/VrtrEGkloiI/AAAAAAAABD8/VuoZBR2a-0k/s1600/active-citizens-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JryZqcLK9S8/VrtrEGkloiI/AAAAAAAABD8/VuoZBR2a-0k/s320/active-citizens-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These paper sets were made for the British council active citizens programme</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GGQh_I-7BR0/VrtrD3PbREI/AAAAAAAABD4/5uQTjQczjVc/s1600/active-citizens-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GGQh_I-7BR0/VrtrD3PbREI/AAAAAAAABD4/5uQTjQczjVc/s320/active-citizens-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the quality and look of these! Looking closely at the detail you can see that they have used various recognisable things but it looks like it belongs there!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kiZNO_Lca8k/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kiZNO_Lca8k?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the final animation for the British Council - Active citizens! I think it is great, I know I have said it so many times already but I love the style of the paper animation it works so well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On their blog they have a fair few posts about work that they have completed, one of them being a recreation of the 7th May election vote in 2015. Catfish Collective did their own version - the national bird election! It is a very clever little piece making a serious topic a little more fun and light hearted.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R1NCDZt-Id4/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R1NCDZt-Id4?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the short animation of the bird election!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also on their blog they posted about a commercial in April 2015 that they were making alongside producer Kode media and live action directors Belafonte. The commercial is a combination of 2D and live action and from the pictures looks really exciting!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went onto Kode media's website where it has a few of Catfish collective's animations, again incredible stuff and inspiring in that their work makes me think a bit more outside the box. The use of paper and found objects has a certain energy and captivating look about it that is infectious!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If I had the chance to work for this talented pair in the future that would be insane, as well as being completely different in style to the other companies I have been searching I think in terms of pushing my skills in different directions this would be a wonderful way of doing so. I do have a little experience in paper animation, in which I really enjoyed it and so I have to say stumbling across this company and researching it has been a breath of fresh air!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-59562328519912579612016-02-10T07:38:00.002-08:002016-02-12T11:10:20.370-08:00Company Research 2<div class="MsoNormal">Number two of my top five companies is Aardman!&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">As well as being one of the most loved stop motion studios in the UK they have been one of my own most loved studios and they have inspired me since a young age with Wallace and Gromit being my favourite thing to watch.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ErJBkCdzf4/Vrs9Q250WFI/AAAAAAAABCc/padG4ImP2gU/s1600/54ec4cdb74100-aardman-paramount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ErJBkCdzf4/Vrs9Q250WFI/AAAAAAAABCc/padG4ImP2gU/s320/54ec4cdb74100-aardman-paramount.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Aardman are a Bristol-based stop motion company, which was founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton in 1972. By 1976, the studio had moved to Bristol and begun their first professional production, Morph.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pImUGLgOV8I/VrtW-Q0XcaI/AAAAAAAABC0/VRQV5tFsI5I/s1600/Morph_morph_L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pImUGLgOV8I/VrtW-Q0XcaI/AAAAAAAABC0/VRQV5tFsI5I/s200/Morph_morph_L.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morph above!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In 1985, Nick Park joined Aardman after being spotted at the National Film and Television School where he was working on his student film A Grand Day Out.By 1993, Aardman had achieved their first 30 minute film, The wrong trousers, which won them their first Oscar! Since then, every Wallace and Gromit short has received a BAFTA and each has been nominated for an Oscar. In 1995, Wallace and Gromit starred in A close shave, which won another Oscar!&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NLeC-uFDmrs/VrtXMKkJ5OI/AAAAAAAABC4/inEy_0o8cJ4/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NLeC-uFDmrs/VrtXMKkJ5OI/AAAAAAAABC4/inEy_0o8cJ4/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shaun making his first appearance!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">As well as Wallace and Gromit, Aardman have produced endless other forms of entertainment:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Creature comforts - A clever series in which voice clips were lip synced to the characters created by Aardman. The animation in creature comforts is extremely subtle, but is so effective with the strong use of dialogue.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0hOPhEaT5IY/Vrs9Tio_OoI/AAAAAAAABCo/4p-QXC1I93E/s1600/NS_Creature_Comforts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0hOPhEaT5IY/Vrs9Tio_OoI/AAAAAAAABCo/4p-QXC1I93E/s320/NS_Creature_Comforts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to use the polar bears as an example as they are my favourite!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Angry kid - In 2001 Aardman released episodes on BBC2 about a trouble making kid who is awful to his Dad and has a bad attitude problem!</div><div class="MsoNormal">Chicken run - This was Aardman's first full length film funded by Dreamworks.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6tuuzk1zaWQ/VrtXo7MHr2I/AAAAAAAABC8/BJa515RNx9o/s1600/rocky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6tuuzk1zaWQ/VrtXo7MHr2I/AAAAAAAABC8/BJa515RNx9o/s1600/rocky.jpg" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X0YRZiLvL_A/VrtXqc9U0mI/AAAAAAAABDA/FGSsf0PTUN0/s1600/882936469667441043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X0YRZiLvL_A/VrtXqc9U0mI/AAAAAAAABDA/FGSsf0PTUN0/s320/882936469667441043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the armature on the left</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Wallace and gromit the curse of the wererabbit - Wallace and Gromit's first feature film was also released by Dreamworks and received many awards including an academy award for Best feature film and a BAFTA for Best British film!</div><div class="MsoNormal">Flushed away - This was Aardman's first CG film released worldwide by Dreamworks in 2006. In 2007 it was nominated for a BAFTA.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Shaun the sheep - Shaun the sheep made his first appearance in the 1995 Wallace and Gromit episode, A close shave. In 2007 he was given his very own television series! This later led to the youngest sheep of the flock, Timmy, getting his own show on CBBC in 2009 called Timmy Time. Shaun the sheep then went on to his own feature film, Shaun the sheep the movie in 2015 which follows the adventures of the sheep as they venture into the big city.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUhyUOvXLlY/Vrs9SPFJBwI/AAAAAAAABCo/5RfoKABBIpM/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUhyUOvXLlY/Vrs9SPFJBwI/AAAAAAAABCo/5RfoKABBIpM/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Arthur Christmas - Aardman's second CG film released by Sony pictures.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Pirates! An adventure with scientists - In 2012 the stop motion film was released and received an academy award nomination the next year.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B_kekKifgNs/VrtYCwXciII/AAAAAAAABDI/BZGs0X790qc/s1600/The-Pirates-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B_kekKifgNs/VrtYCwXciII/AAAAAAAABDI/BZGs0X790qc/s320/The-Pirates-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Early man is Aardman's latest film in production and is set to be released in 2018. This is great news as it means, fingers crossed, there will be job opportunities on the horizon! &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We were fortunate enough to meet a woman called Emma Diaz from Aardman (She is an assistant animator!) who was absolutely lovely at the end of January and she talked to us about some of the puppets used on Shaun the sheep and The farmer’s Llamas. Having excitedly sat nose up to the T.V screen at Christmas to watch Farmer’s Llamas you could say I was a tiny bit excited!</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Aardman have a signature style, one that they have continued to adopt across the range of entertainment they have delivered. This signature style doesn't necessarily strive for a polished finish like that of Laika, but instead embraces the more hand touched look with visible fingerprints. <o:p></o:p></div><div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Shaun the sheep has become a world wide phenomenon – Japan, who love Wallace and Gromit, have now also took to Shaun and have even opened a Shaun the sheep cafe in Osaka!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8LC6N4BkXPE/VrtYSKEK8lI/AAAAAAAABDQ/j5o0deg56Ss/s1600/shaun-in-japan-omotesando-tokyo-sculpture-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8LC6N4BkXPE/VrtYSKEK8lI/AAAAAAAABDQ/j5o0deg56Ss/s320/shaun-in-japan-omotesando-tokyo-sculpture-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4I8-NJvUMeM/VrtYTvqISVI/AAAAAAAABDU/Y0jmPNcXncg/s1600/CS5s43LU8AAl7ZU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4I8-NJvUMeM/VrtYTvqISVI/AAAAAAAABDU/Y0jmPNcXncg/s320/CS5s43LU8AAl7ZU.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How cute is this?! I want to go!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In 2015, 120 large models of Shaun the sheep were made and decorated differently for the Shaun the sheep trail, where they were placed around London and Bristol. In my second year at University I was privileged to visit the studio in which these models were being made.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FviQTzpkbIQ/VrtYr_OGz7I/AAAAAAAABDY/3B2ev6NI9Tc/s1600/_83008715_sitcbristol-withnickpark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FviQTzpkbIQ/VrtYr_OGz7I/AAAAAAAABDY/3B2ev6NI9Tc/s320/_83008715_sitcbristol-withnickpark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nick Park with some of the Shaun sculptures</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I would love to work for Aardman for a number of reasons. I love their style of work and the variation of materials that they use. I also want to push my sculpting skills, which at Aardman I would have the opportunity to do that, as they continue to sculpt the mouth shapes. I think this would not only push my skills in sculpting, but also doing this as well as animating. I think it is great that Aardman have kept to their traditional routes still using plasticine in some areas.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4_iSZXyqKwo/Vrs9Q1SeosI/AAAAAAAABCo/jmbAmpCczJk/s1600/4_1401977515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4_iSZXyqKwo/Vrs9Q1SeosI/AAAAAAAABCo/jmbAmpCczJk/s320/4_1401977515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mouth shapes made out of plasticine!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-29646889306310109472016-02-10T05:33:00.002-08:002016-02-11T14:48:41.068-08:00Company Research 1 <div class="MsoNormal">For my business module I have been asked to research into 5 companies that I aspire to work for and to talk about them in depth.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Number one on my list has to be LAIKA!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a_Ky94EMNzI/Vrs45n3g_EI/AAAAAAAABBw/fXVujFqNEl0/s1600/laika-heritage-press_release_img001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a_Ky94EMNzI/Vrs45n3g_EI/AAAAAAAABBw/fXVujFqNEl0/s400/laika-heritage-press_release_img001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Laika entertainment is a animation company based in Hillsboro, Oregon which has mesmerised my imagination since their first feature length film Coraline, 2009.<o:p></o:p>Primarily specialising in stop motion, Laika also combine this 120 year old technique with computer animation to push the boundaries of animation.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The company was founded in 2005 by Phil Knight (the co-founder of Nike, Inc.) and was originally in two divisions, Laika entertainment for feature film and Laika/House for commercial content. In 2014 Laika dropped the commercial division to focus on feature films entirely and Laika/House became an independent company called House Special, which is still based in Portland, Oregon. The work produced here looks incredible and is also somewhere I would be keen to work, as the commercial work is something I am interested in for variety. Some examples below:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1vx1DRAsXco/Vrs6v11-65I/AAAAAAAABB8/OTMALcnLHe4/s1600/house-special.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1vx1DRAsXco/Vrs6v11-65I/AAAAAAAABB8/OTMALcnLHe4/s320/house-special.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CG short (not that I have any experience in CG I just love this!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f06Cg2G-KnA/Vrs6w1tEZRI/AAAAAAAABCA/uX-vB_vYih4/s1600/reynolds-parchment-paper-christmas-cookies-large-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f06Cg2G-KnA/Vrs6w1tEZRI/AAAAAAAABCA/uX-vB_vYih4/s320/reynolds-parchment-paper-christmas-cookies-large-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reynolds parchment paper advert</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Laika have a huge team of over 300 people!! for its feature production, with many different departments. Some of the departments that they have that I am interested in working for are: Animation department - This is ideally where I would like to be, whether as an intern or assistant animator (Laika has internships that run for up to 12 weeks during the summer, but it is difficult for international students to be considered due to visas). The armature department wold also be somewhere I would be interested in working as I am interested in the structure of the puppet and gaining knowledge on this to help the animator. I would also be interested in the silicone and foam department and the mold making department, both of which I am always keen to learn more about!&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">After celebrating a decade in animation the company are set to release their fourth feature film, Kubo and the two strings, in August 2016. Whilst the company appeal to a younger audience, the films produced also draw in an older audience because of the appreciation of the artwork before them. In their latest trailer for Kubo and the two strings, Laika show a snippet of the film incorporates paper animation in the form of origami. This, I am excited to see because this is something new from the company and it is great to see a huge progression on a whole in the film between Coraline and Kubo. Laika have also produced 2 other films as well as Coraline; Paranorman, 2012 and the Boxtrolls, 2014. All three films released have been nominated for an Oscar and Paranorman was also nominated for a BAFTA.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">You can watch Laika's Kubo and the two strings trailer below:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qZefKaANfe0/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qZefKaANfe0?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Online there are many behind the scenes videos of the production of these films and many of these videos have been uploaded by Laika themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is extraordinary to watch these videos as they are, in themselves, a work of art showing time lapses of the animators at work and how the characters have been made.&nbsp;&nbsp;Before I started my first year of university, I studied a foundation course in art and design and one of the modules we covered was of course, Animation! Not that this was the first time I had ever considered animation (back in school I was very interested) but it wasn't until I came to trying this incredible world of stop motion animation for the first time that it finally clicked for me! I went home and started to pour over endless animations, fascinated with what I saw. One of the first things I came across was a YouTube video about Laika’s Paranorman called, ‘faces of Paranorman’. I was hooked from this moment on wards and I continued to look at video after video.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is the video I was talking about:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vu62AzWPTDs/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vu62AzWPTDs?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Laika emit a huge sense of community within their workplace but also outside it too. On their website it talks about their community outreach program, Soul Corps, which helps provide financial and voluntary help to local non-profits supporting the arts education in the area. As well as supporting local businesses, they encourage conservation and recycle wherever it is possible to do so. They encourage employees to do the same which I think is a great way of creating awareness and helping everyone to do their bit for the environment! From their website the team also partake in plenty of activities together creating a friendly and close connection between colleagues which is definitely encouraging to see and makes an outsider like myself look forward to hopefully being a part of a team like this one day!&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">For me, Laika has always captivated my creativeness, because they never look at something as being impossible, they continue to push stop motion to higher ground. The passion that can be seen in the films themselves and in the behind the scenes videos are infectious and it helps push myself to achieve as much as possible. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QzzzRuuCjWU/Vrs8GfP4BpI/AAAAAAAABCM/7Robxe2XY1c/s1600/ParaNorman-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QzzzRuuCjWU/Vrs8GfP4BpI/AAAAAAAABCM/7Robxe2XY1c/s320/ParaNorman-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Working for a company like Laika would be incredibly beneficial in so many ways. As well as pushing my abilities as a stop motion animator or model maker, the opportunities to make a difference in the community and on a larger scale as well as inspire others to take part in this incredible art would be amazing. <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">If I worked at Laika I would bring my keen eye for learning new things and would always want to try anything even if it is something scary!! To be a part of a team made up of such talented individuals would inspire me to be greater every minute of the day and settle for nothing less than perfection!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-80468647378882081312015-12-18T10:22:00.004-08:002015-12-18T10:22:24.917-08:00Final Third Year Project <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a long time since I have made any posts about what I have been up to, apologies!!! Since being back at uni I have completed a project which involved after effects ( you can see the finished animation here:&nbsp;https://vimeo.com/145074248 ) I also managed to get two extra weeks work experience on the latest film being made in Bridgend - 'Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires' where I was lucky to have a month there in the summer! Things are looking incredible there and I am excited to see it when it is finished!!! If you have the time check out the short film here:&nbsp;http://nightofthetrampires.com/the-short-film/&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now .. onto the latest project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and another student at the university of South Wales, Nicole are currently working on a collaborative showreel/film piece! Its all very exciting! There are going to be a series of short sketches about two policemen: Good cop and Bad cop. Good cop is an OCD, old - fashioned man who is stuck in the past and obsesses over doing the job right. In complete contrast, Bad cop has hit a mid life crisis, recently divorced, he has given up his cares and does what the hell he likes. He is everything that infuriates Good cop; dirty, lazy, doesn't care about how the job is done as long as it is done quick so he can get back to smoking, drinking, eating his donuts - you get the picture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We each took a character to develop, mine being the good cop! Here he is after the first colour test!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z3T0PiBInhU/VnRK5wi6pwI/AAAAAAAAA_E/mbJhWJIneRQ/s1600/black%2Bline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z3T0PiBInhU/VnRK5wi6pwI/AAAAAAAAA_E/mbJhWJIneRQ/s640/black%2Bline.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the two together!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iKBvxyQOgl8/VnRK6DRq5fI/AAAAAAAAA_M/e0v11Ca56aM/s1600/characters%2Btogether.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iKBvxyQOgl8/VnRK6DRq5fI/AAAAAAAAA_M/e0v11Ca56aM/s640/characters%2Btogether.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I would add this test with white lines instead of black for stylistic development!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WLgWSkacLGM/VnRK51GMXjI/AAAAAAAAA_I/p1DjXLGp2uE/s1600/with%2Bwhite%2Bline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WLgWSkacLGM/VnRK51GMXjI/AAAAAAAAA_I/p1DjXLGp2uE/s640/with%2Bwhite%2Bline.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br />Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-35661457690386409542015-05-10T15:31:00.002-07:002015-05-10T15:55:10.890-07:00Major Project Production<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sorry it has been a while! Been very busy! Here are some pictures of what I've been working on. I will not post too much as i don't want to give too much away!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EbmR999Gr6A/VU_WeBdr2NI/AAAAAAAAA6w/oMzBX7if4-w/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EbmR999Gr6A/VU_WeBdr2NI/AAAAAAAAA6w/oMzBX7if4-w/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC19XhSikX0/VU_WeIutRaI/AAAAAAAAA6s/LSw1OP4KL6w/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC19XhSikX0/VU_WeIutRaI/AAAAAAAAA6s/LSw1OP4KL6w/s320/003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rd_nRkgrzKs/VU_WlVdpYAI/AAAAAAAAA68/hH0-R2OaTxo/s1600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rd_nRkgrzKs/VU_WlVdpYAI/AAAAAAAAA68/hH0-R2OaTxo/s320/011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Malvern Armatures for all the help with the ball and socket joints! I also purchased the shoulder and hip pieces from Malvern armatures!&nbsp;<a href="http://www.malvern-armatures.co.uk/">http://www.malvern-armatures.co.uk/&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The feet and the balls for the sockets were purchased from here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.animationtoolkit.co.uk/">http://www.animationtoolkit.co.uk/&nbsp;</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-am-3kJNZCfc/VU_XANSDpJI/AAAAAAAAA7E/UjmiMM2TVpg/s1600/018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-am-3kJNZCfc/VU_XANSDpJI/AAAAAAAAA7E/UjmiMM2TVpg/s320/018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xCXP3Xt0CKQ/VU_XFawQd4I/AAAAAAAAA7M/5RpKMepoefE/s1600/IMG_8807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xCXP3Xt0CKQ/VU_XFawQd4I/AAAAAAAAA7M/5RpKMepoefE/s320/IMG_8807.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRPAeB3V2Rs/VU_XK-6VVwI/AAAAAAAAA7U/Wez4BYunqPw/s1600/IMG_8813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRPAeB3V2Rs/VU_XK-6VVwI/AAAAAAAAA7U/Wez4BYunqPw/s320/IMG_8813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Moulds for the hands</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zGV20tzO2b4/VU_XbKZkLbI/AAAAAAAAA7k/yQtmP7L9n-0/s1600/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zGV20tzO2b4/VU_XbKZkLbI/AAAAAAAAA7k/yQtmP7L9n-0/s320/021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N9s3QJSX2bA/VU_XYFatA2I/AAAAAAAAA7c/CQ9-STto48c/s1600/022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N9s3QJSX2bA/VU_XYFatA2I/AAAAAAAAA7c/CQ9-STto48c/s320/022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--RjQbYOryX8/VU_XzL_uMUI/AAAAAAAAA7s/V1BEN0Duz_Y/s1600/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--RjQbYOryX8/VU_XzL_uMUI/AAAAAAAAA7s/V1BEN0Duz_Y/s320/025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-36mFgszGz6U/VU_X1EhD64I/AAAAAAAAA70/qkq4RQ-2ks8/s1600/027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-36mFgszGz6U/VU_X1EhD64I/AAAAAAAAA70/qkq4RQ-2ks8/s320/027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hi9HMdxfUUU/VU_X3Cg1uWI/AAAAAAAAA78/gbdRwetEKcc/s1600/029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hi9HMdxfUUU/VU_X3Cg1uWI/AAAAAAAAA78/gbdRwetEKcc/s320/029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7E7KZttn0AY/VU_YHusOTuI/AAAAAAAAA8E/EoLJF82i-SY/s1600/034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7E7KZttn0AY/VU_YHusOTuI/AAAAAAAAA8E/EoLJF82i-SY/s320/034.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLuVFxpqiyE/VU_hvKNz1JI/AAAAAAAAA8c/ec9-SXhW2Mw/s1600/042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLuVFxpqiyE/VU_hvKNz1JI/AAAAAAAAA8c/ec9-SXhW2Mw/s320/042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;That's all i'm afraid! Thanks for having a look and i'll post up the rest of my animation at the end of the term!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-57438817822599293362015-05-10T15:30:00.001-07:002015-05-10T15:31:44.758-07:00Second year major project pre productionThis is a selection of my drawings and finished sheets from my current project, Sailing away. The story is based on a true story, of a girl and her Grandpa and their' adventures fishing. It focuses on a flashback technique where lily is remembering the good times with her Grandpa, who, in the present day has sadly passed away. The story is about the love and friendship they share, through their journey of fishing on 'the rusty blue'.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sLlCuT7vsU/VL2mdd4_8iI/AAAAAAAAAkU/YHE320FsKMY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sLlCuT7vsU/VL2mdd4_8iI/AAAAAAAAAkU/YHE320FsKMY/s1600/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mmNNHxhJbxk/VL2msA02KlI/AAAAAAAAAlo/V_2uWBzGeJ0/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mmNNHxhJbxk/VL2msA02KlI/AAAAAAAAAlo/V_2uWBzGeJ0/s1600/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxRsAS9oclM/VL2msuf3onI/AAAAAAAAAlw/byvvENc2lik/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxRsAS9oclM/VL2msuf3onI/AAAAAAAAAlw/byvvENc2lik/s1600/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>&nbsp; Observational drawings for my character Lily. These were a mixture of found photos and my own research photos.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7VPOGGSsvMg/VL2mwut5GTI/AAAAAAAAAmg/i9rPZrxZtNA/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7VPOGGSsvMg/VL2mwut5GTI/AAAAAAAAAmg/i9rPZrxZtNA/s1600/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking at different shapes for Lily's head and her hair - how aging can be shown&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QBN8UjNX3Ks/VL2mt7cJRcI/AAAAAAAAAl8/op8h23BOOe4/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QBN8UjNX3Ks/VL2mt7cJRcI/AAAAAAAAAl8/op8h23BOOe4/s1600/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Originally i was looking at the shape of toddlers and pushing the proportions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FPB1r1SwAYc/VL2mwK60ExI/AAAAAAAAAmc/JupRaAtWGyQ/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FPB1r1SwAYc/VL2mwK60ExI/AAAAAAAAAmc/JupRaAtWGyQ/s1600/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Different shapes made out of a single stroke of watercolour. This is looking at the development of my other character, Grandpa Charlie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aDXbhFfTILM/VL2mvW_g9BI/AAAAAAAAAmM/2PBb43PMUuY/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aDXbhFfTILM/VL2mvW_g9BI/AAAAAAAAAmM/2PBb43PMUuY/s1600/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KVSFnvlzRjQ/VL2muiT1l9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/KRT59zDc7oE/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KVSFnvlzRjQ/VL2muiT1l9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/KRT59zDc7oE/s1600/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">initial ideas for the head of the grandpa</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IoR-GZCWeOI/VL2mvG6lDXI/AAAAAAAAAmI/SQuQG6WG17s/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IoR-GZCWeOI/VL2mvG6lDXI/AAAAAAAAAmI/SQuQG6WG17s/s1600/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">different body shapes for Lily - trying to push past the ordinary shape of a human&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1bH5bIrAIM/VL2mdqUzO6I/AAAAAAAAAkY/MZJ3xUov1aE/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1bH5bIrAIM/VL2mdqUzO6I/AAAAAAAAAkY/MZJ3xUov1aE/s1600/10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBlqc0tjB9M/VL2mgq_q6QI/AAAAAAAAAkk/YurKkk_-XEQ/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBlqc0tjB9M/VL2mgq_q6QI/AAAAAAAAAkk/YurKkk_-XEQ/s1600/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wZaOtLjM560/VL2mhjDd6KI/AAAAAAAAAks/Iwsgsd_BXVY/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wZaOtLjM560/VL2mhjDd6KI/AAAAAAAAAks/Iwsgsd_BXVY/s1600/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Above, bottom left, my developed character for Grandpa Charlie.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ofusuKsozlI/VL2mkOq5UFI/AAAAAAAAAk0/AxU-l0eWOMM/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ofusuKsozlI/VL2mkOq5UFI/AAAAAAAAAk0/AxU-l0eWOMM/s1600/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Lily still needs some work, but the body in the top right and the head to the left are what i am working on at the minute.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_97qy-KUXg/VL2mlDNncCI/AAAAAAAAAk8/fVkgRzVH0ho/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_97qy-KUXg/VL2mlDNncCI/AAAAAAAAAk8/fVkgRzVH0ho/s1600/14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OGYEwwXCbhU/VL2mrsBC0tI/AAAAAAAAAlk/8kew5ohpi9I/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OGYEwwXCbhU/VL2mrsBC0tI/AAAAAAAAAlk/8kew5ohpi9I/s1600/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqM7dd_VGB0/VL2mqiTX6gI/AAAAAAAAAlc/jylKBNugl2c/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqM7dd_VGB0/VL2mqiTX6gI/AAAAAAAAAlc/jylKBNugl2c/s1600/18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xmD2PdUX5fg/VL2mppHLNQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/TkLAPByRHB4/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xmD2PdUX5fg/VL2mppHLNQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/TkLAPByRHB4/s1600/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw7eAOOlrQw/VL2moUDgfUI/AAAAAAAAAlM/alNEBqSBJ8g/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw7eAOOlrQw/VL2moUDgfUI/AAAAAAAAAlM/alNEBqSBJ8g/s1600/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gEvKz9iVgR4/VL2mm8RGhRI/AAAAAAAAAlE/j3GJriIrcVs/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gEvKz9iVgR4/VL2mm8RGhRI/AAAAAAAAAlE/j3GJriIrcVs/s1600/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">initial prop studies above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rknDbTqexy0/VMqqp69zBcI/AAAAAAAAApc/odZ0P-f7g5w/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rknDbTqexy0/VMqqp69zBcI/AAAAAAAAApc/odZ0P-f7g5w/s1600/20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">simplistic silhouettes</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ty8y8gvj8wQ/VMqqqd8jPOI/AAAAAAAAApg/bXTf5VIAPtU/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ty8y8gvj8wQ/VMqqqd8jPOI/AAAAAAAAApg/bXTf5VIAPtU/s1600/21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">size comparison</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXyal9bFDrY/VMqqwVD_AHI/AAAAAAAAAqU/R34YiVhSvZM/s1600/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXyal9bFDrY/VMqqwVD_AHI/AAAAAAAAAqU/R34YiVhSvZM/s1600/27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Lu-0qFqJX4/VMqqxOnI5NI/AAAAAAAAAqc/2pMhG5GDIpE/s1600/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Lu-0qFqJX4/VMqqxOnI5NI/AAAAAAAAAqc/2pMhG5GDIpE/s1600/28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x5AFy2OFDNw/VMqq0Nocw2I/AAAAAAAAAq4/knYMHtUAmqk/s1600/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x5AFy2OFDNw/VMqq0Nocw2I/AAAAAAAAAq4/knYMHtUAmqk/s1600/32.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">above, looking at simple shapes digital and painted</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fEYRFUU0Jng/VMqq0yaREFI/AAAAAAAAArE/paG9iQEVgdw/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fEYRFUU0Jng/VMqq0yaREFI/AAAAAAAAArE/paG9iQEVgdw/s1600/33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my final character for Lily aged 5 at the bottom</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gs9WGRWhaTM/VMqq15hlixI/AAAAAAAAArM/fVjipHF9FCo/s1600/34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gs9WGRWhaTM/VMqq15hlixI/AAAAAAAAArM/fVjipHF9FCo/s1600/34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vv5XmbgcCEc/VMqq2pycEII/AAAAAAAAArQ/yUmSFocD6Rc/s1600/35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vv5XmbgcCEc/VMqq2pycEII/AAAAAAAAArQ/yUmSFocD6Rc/s1600/35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking at the profile, 3/4 and back views</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xs7JI-n_pA/VMqq3hW-rrI/AAAAAAAAArc/INnk5BRZRp4/s1600/36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xs7JI-n_pA/VMqq3hW-rrI/AAAAAAAAArc/INnk5BRZRp4/s1600/36.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r7FRP9VYc1s/VMqq4AkQTwI/AAAAAAAAArg/v_rkT0bLtac/s1600/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r7FRP9VYc1s/VMqq4AkQTwI/AAAAAAAAArg/v_rkT0bLtac/s1600/37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is important in my animation that the ageing gets across to the audience, so above are ways in which i plan to get this across, productively without reproducing the puppets as this will be costly both in money and also time.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMG_DtKWKOY/VMqq41d2k0I/AAAAAAAAArs/g0DRSdHP0Q8/s1600/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMG_DtKWKOY/VMqq41d2k0I/AAAAAAAAArs/g0DRSdHP0Q8/s1600/38.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4_EsiiLehTM/VMqq51uVBdI/AAAAAAAAAr0/-1vrgYtc0CA/s1600/39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4_EsiiLehTM/VMqq51uVBdI/AAAAAAAAAr0/-1vrgYtc0CA/s1600/39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D9FS0sz7TCw/VMqq63qpMdI/AAAAAAAAAr8/JyDXZNZiLSE/s1600/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D9FS0sz7TCw/VMqq63qpMdI/AAAAAAAAAr8/JyDXZNZiLSE/s1600/40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_1x-6IqY6Y/VMqq7uAeAtI/AAAAAAAAAsE/M7kJdf0ccVU/s1600/41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_1x-6IqY6Y/VMqq7uAeAtI/AAAAAAAAAsE/M7kJdf0ccVU/s1600/41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFV8y5acJM/VMqqX5QGssI/AAAAAAAAAm8/TKLClC3wLXM/s1600/042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7BFV8y5acJM/VMqqX5QGssI/AAAAAAAAAm8/TKLClC3wLXM/s1600/042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lz625ycHmbY/VMqqX4zOQuI/AAAAAAAAAm0/BL1oLICQ1JU/s1600/043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lz625ycHmbY/VMqqX4zOQuI/AAAAAAAAAm0/BL1oLICQ1JU/s1600/043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vv1c3j_4KzA/VMqqX-4Ff-I/AAAAAAAAAm4/qATsULwlneg/s1600/044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vv1c3j_4KzA/VMqqX-4Ff-I/AAAAAAAAAm4/qATsULwlneg/s1600/044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in situ tests for how the characters will look in their' environment</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njKOcKUnM-w/VMqqY2B4t5I/AAAAAAAAAnI/FyVnXGNFsK8/s1600/045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njKOcKUnM-w/VMqqY2B4t5I/AAAAAAAAAnI/FyVnXGNFsK8/s1600/045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GX_gdkpI-dk/VMqqZ9B4GXI/AAAAAAAAAnU/upkTgZV0wRo/s1600/046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GX_gdkpI-dk/VMqqZ9B4GXI/AAAAAAAAAnU/upkTgZV0wRo/s1600/046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">different stages of how each character will look growing older</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8bI_KxoJaEc/VMqqcG_EaTI/AAAAAAAAAnc/GHNt1r9hma4/s1600/047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8bI_KxoJaEc/VMqqcG_EaTI/AAAAAAAAAnc/GHNt1r9hma4/s1600/047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MmMC4USvpnY/VMqqc03EeWI/AAAAAAAAAnk/W41vjsTi4Fc/s1600/048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MmMC4USvpnY/VMqqc03EeWI/AAAAAAAAAnk/W41vjsTi4Fc/s1600/048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RK1_pTIkZEQ/VMqqjPDmhII/AAAAAAAAAoY/G_Cygkmsnk0/s1600/054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RK1_pTIkZEQ/VMqqjPDmhII/AAAAAAAAAoY/G_Cygkmsnk0/s1600/054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-evYFKXIaCjQ/VMqqi9KLiFI/AAAAAAAAAoU/7gdFpAbna_8/s1600/055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-evYFKXIaCjQ/VMqqi9KLiFI/AAAAAAAAAoU/7gdFpAbna_8/s1600/055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">first armature plans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap6_IcTGsVk/VNk529iVyKI/AAAAAAAAAz0/lvsNwSHQCgA/s1600/081_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap6_IcTGsVk/VNk529iVyKI/AAAAAAAAAz0/lvsNwSHQCgA/s1600/081_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DEAn6yMaMDY/VNk527Hx8oI/AAAAAAAAAz4/qepymwU0tKQ/s1600/083_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DEAn6yMaMDY/VNk527Hx8oI/AAAAAAAAAz4/qepymwU0tKQ/s1600/083_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x8ASuKM4bjU/VNk6ITPJVaI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Vkh7otgFPbo/s1600/074_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x8ASuKM4bjU/VNk6ITPJVaI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Vkh7otgFPbo/s1600/074_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JjuE5O7OZng/VNk6IahlH_I/AAAAAAAAA0I/qD-qMOZhKZ8/s1600/075_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JjuE5O7OZng/VNk6IahlH_I/AAAAAAAAA0I/qD-qMOZhKZ8/s1600/075_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">contour lines to help me understand the shape of the characters. this will be useful when making my Marquette</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MxvIqH0jLBM/VNk6MTv_eFI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/VkSfUE8n7uc/s1600/091_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MxvIqH0jLBM/VNk6MTv_eFI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/VkSfUE8n7uc/s1600/091_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JaIMXDFNm3A/VNk6OexafFI/AAAAAAAAA0k/EIDwNFDpIl4/s1600/094_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JaIMXDFNm3A/VNk6OexafFI/AAAAAAAAA0k/EIDwNFDpIl4/s1600/094_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-cCkQb8uXU/VNk6PGpdTPI/AAAAAAAAA0s/ksUoe8-_X0g/s1600/095_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-cCkQb8uXU/VNk6PGpdTPI/AAAAAAAAA0s/ksUoe8-_X0g/s1600/095_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywuHPSL2fnI/VNk6QfTOBMI/AAAAAAAAA00/PUyjS9AXkxw/s1600/098_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywuHPSL2fnI/VNk6QfTOBMI/AAAAAAAAA00/PUyjS9AXkxw/s1600/098_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWy5OUIZzrg/VNk6RUZsmgI/AAAAAAAAA08/z9yOzUSOi_I/s1600/099_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWy5OUIZzrg/VNk6RUZsmgI/AAAAAAAAA08/z9yOzUSOi_I/s1600/099_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pGq7ieuwQjE/VNk6SQex8kI/AAAAAAAAA1E/N3tNcLD1-dg/s1600/100_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pGq7ieuwQjE/VNk6SQex8kI/AAAAAAAAA1E/N3tNcLD1-dg/s1600/100_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GOWPJ3wxHEE/VNk6TYfTo8I/AAAAAAAAA1M/V-khMvQKV0c/s1600/101_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GOWPJ3wxHEE/VNk6TYfTo8I/AAAAAAAAA1M/V-khMvQKV0c/s1600/101_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t0CzmguUeHk/VNk6mpiyjpI/AAAAAAAAA1s/fOmG9iB6a7M/s1600/092_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t0CzmguUeHk/VNk6mpiyjpI/AAAAAAAAA1s/fOmG9iB6a7M/s1600/092_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">watercolour studies of props and characters - further development</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xk1uZd2I5HQ/VNk6UkeAn_I/AAAAAAAAA1U/Jpv4rEuZgjo/s1600/102_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xk1uZd2I5HQ/VNk6UkeAn_I/AAAAAAAAA1U/Jpv4rEuZgjo/s1600/102_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">different background tests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YOOq7r2BN4/VNk6W2ZI9BI/AAAAAAAAA1g/28xcEKGxLlI/s1600/089_development%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YOOq7r2BN4/VNk6W2ZI9BI/AAAAAAAAA1g/28xcEKGxLlI/s1600/089_development%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZL6OssDlPg/VNk6WX9xlmI/AAAAAAAAA1c/hLpGThPbUgA/s1600/088_development.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZL6OssDlPg/VNk6WX9xlmI/AAAAAAAAA1c/hLpGThPbUgA/s1600/088_development.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ball and socket armature plans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dWdR9EPegJ4/VNkjHDTJTmI/AAAAAAAAAxk/KR1KjkGbM4k/s1600/121_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dWdR9EPegJ4/VNkjHDTJTmI/AAAAAAAAAxk/KR1KjkGbM4k/s1600/121_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EsrLJ2SoB7I/VNkjGyyLfOI/AAAAAAAAAxc/VOj-UQEmBHs/s1600/122_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EsrLJ2SoB7I/VNkjGyyLfOI/AAAAAAAAAxc/VOj-UQEmBHs/s1600/122_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-377ml4YsGhA/VNkjHGUOOlI/AAAAAAAAAxg/OOlQshWHcXw/s1600/123_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-377ml4YsGhA/VNkjHGUOOlI/AAAAAAAAAxg/OOlQshWHcXw/s1600/123_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dHexpSXa3rs/VNkjIj_r8yI/AAAAAAAAAx0/Gw-QfUyBv0k/s1600/124_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dHexpSXa3rs/VNkjIj_r8yI/AAAAAAAAAx0/Gw-QfUyBv0k/s1600/124_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">above are my turnarounds for Lily, younger and older. I am really pleased with the difference between the two for the time i want to show in the story</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RRhE6mzOIR8/VNkjJQY9GWI/AAAAAAAAAx8/0pwE9CnsCYA/s1600/125_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RRhE6mzOIR8/VNkjJQY9GWI/AAAAAAAAAx8/0pwE9CnsCYA/s1600/125_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">expression s for Lily</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d9OmYoBm_YM/VNkjJ3h1HZI/AAAAAAAAAyA/0c0Fvsgap90/s1600/126_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d9OmYoBm_YM/VNkjJ3h1HZI/AAAAAAAAAyA/0c0Fvsgap90/s1600/126_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oTdjdXih8U/VNkjKHSdUbI/AAAAAAAAAyI/95Ljqxb8umw/s1600/127_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_oTdjdXih8U/VNkjKHSdUbI/AAAAAAAAAyI/95Ljqxb8umw/s1600/127_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8iaIMnJruyU/VNkjKlkAy1I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/OOEeIeFmW1M/s1600/128_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8iaIMnJruyU/VNkjKlkAy1I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/OOEeIeFmW1M/s1600/128_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lLTMFPCO7Ic/VNkjLSQHg2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/PtHHUtbfJcU/s1600/129_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lLTMFPCO7Ic/VNkjLSQHg2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/PtHHUtbfJcU/s1600/129_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am really pleased with my turnarounds for Charlie. I feel the ageing works well, but he still looks like the same character.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvvUQSFMJfc/VNkjLxySSII/AAAAAAAAAyg/xVO2ElQFUZI/s1600/130_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvvUQSFMJfc/VNkjLxySSII/AAAAAAAAAyg/xVO2ElQFUZI/s1600/130_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-tAXk7MSv0/VNkjMZU0OeI/AAAAAAAAAyo/VlCK_-Z200w/s1600/131_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-tAXk7MSv0/VNkjMZU0OeI/AAAAAAAAAyo/VlCK_-Z200w/s1600/131_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_MoxhbsbOZY/VNkjNEufyNI/AAAAAAAAAyw/ERveJZxdlB0/s1600/132_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_MoxhbsbOZY/VNkjNEufyNI/AAAAAAAAAyw/ERveJZxdlB0/s1600/132_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pX3sUAQxGE/VNkjNm-wDYI/AAAAAAAAAy8/QfDdowJR1KE/s1600/133_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pX3sUAQxGE/VNkjNm-wDYI/AAAAAAAAAy8/QfDdowJR1KE/s1600/133_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-neSbeHYothQ/VNkjOZ0NLBI/AAAAAAAAAzA/Wh_-dMCB790/s1600/134_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-neSbeHYothQ/VNkjOZ0NLBI/AAAAAAAAAzA/Wh_-dMCB790/s1600/134_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">poses - some are in the story some i did for better understanding of the characters and their relationship&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4_WOGqfc1LY/VNkjPWbYgUI/AAAAAAAAAzM/fnN6bkZ_VrY/s1600/135_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4_WOGqfc1LY/VNkjPWbYgUI/AAAAAAAAAzM/fnN6bkZ_VrY/s1600/135_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJri1n4kpdc/VNkjQFZDwNI/AAAAAAAAAzU/y88JG4Caqug/s1600/136_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJri1n4kpdc/VNkjQFZDwNI/AAAAAAAAAzU/y88JG4Caqug/s1600/136_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final finished in situ image of my characters and environment. I am really happy with all my work to this point, it will work well in stop motion.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wo4yKWBbWO4/VNkjQnUWciI/AAAAAAAAAzY/OHv9n1cTELw/s1600/137_final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wo4yKWBbWO4/VNkjQnUWciI/AAAAAAAAAzY/OHv9n1cTELw/s1600/137_final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final props</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next stage is to sculpt my characters, and then begin to make the armatures. I will keep posting all about it as it is going on!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also decided to keep things simpler with the faces, as replaceable faces (as much i want to push myself to do them) isn't very necessary for this project and the characters have very small changes in the face rather than loads of dialogue.</div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-62522287788110520842015-01-19T15:56:00.001-08:002015-05-10T15:27:42.910-07:00Finished animation<a href="https://vimeo.com/117223177" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/117223177</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-48945309330909376102014-12-23T10:50:00.002-08:002015-05-10T15:27:42.907-07:00It has been a while! meet Charlie the Monkey Man!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our latest project has been a character re development task, from the original drawings that local school children did. They were told to listen to a voice clip and draw who they thought the character would be.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my original (on the right) next to my interpretation! My characters description was that he liked to help people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAU3Iettcwc/VJb_QteKxiI/AAAAAAAAAic/EIfW9Zoc7qk/s1600/013_Final%2Bcharacter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAU3Iettcwc/VJb_QteKxiI/AAAAAAAAAic/EIfW9Zoc7qk/s1600/013_Final%2Bcharacter.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some character poses&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7xaS0B23DAo/VJm0qHHElEI/AAAAAAAAAiw/J8POQewtegU/s1600/033_Poses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7xaS0B23DAo/VJm0qHHElEI/AAAAAAAAAiw/J8POQewtegU/s1600/033_Poses.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VWqD1NIfowQ/VJm0qKJQ0YI/AAAAAAAAAis/7U8arVsko8o/s1600/034_Poses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VWqD1NIfowQ/VJm0qKJQ0YI/AAAAAAAAAis/7U8arVsko8o/s1600/034_Poses.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;colour turnaround</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EcnBSEB9Lo/VJm0r4W2l5I/AAAAAAAAAi8/Wj9y1JSjxUs/s1600/036_Colour%2Bturnaround.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EcnBSEB9Lo/VJm0r4W2l5I/AAAAAAAAAi8/Wj9y1JSjxUs/s1600/036_Colour%2Bturnaround.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Maquette - made from grey Plasticine over tinfoil with a wire frame. A 7 in steel rod runs through the centre of this bolted into the wood base&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ox6EuaIqRoU/VJm053cGbNI/AAAAAAAAAjE/mbEf62KuVo4/s1600/020_FinalMaquetteTurnaround_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ox6EuaIqRoU/VJm053cGbNI/AAAAAAAAAjE/mbEf62KuVo4/s1600/020_FinalMaquetteTurnaround_020.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There is wire in the cape to keep it in the right position</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4NFQcbJqibk/VJm06qT7XhI/AAAAAAAAAjM/gVCEgj1LxS4/s1600/021_FinalMaquetteTurnaround_021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4NFQcbJqibk/VJm06qT7XhI/AAAAAAAAAjM/gVCEgj1LxS4/s1600/021_FinalMaquetteTurnaround_021.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Charlie sitting in his bedroom! I designed this room to mimic his love for helping people and his admiration for super heroes, in particular super man</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vs1HJgxXE5U/VJm1YfjxRgI/AAAAAAAAAjU/TeoWtBuWrAM/s1600/IMG_6822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vs1HJgxXE5U/VJm1YfjxRgI/AAAAAAAAAjU/TeoWtBuWrAM/s1600/IMG_6822.JPG" height="478" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">With the lighting - He is playing a game in the voice clip so i decided he would be on the x box. he is facing a t.v screen, so i applied lighting from three angles one direct and two either side, all pretty much front facing. This is so that it can appear like the t.v is the only thing lighting the room and casting the shadows on the back walls. I will edit the animation in after effects to make it look as if it is a t.v flicker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ1VV17AeOo/VJm1rnyVLAI/AAAAAAAAAjc/sn27jJMMA1w/s1600/final%2Banimation-%2B-6_00001.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ1VV17AeOo/VJm1rnyVLAI/AAAAAAAAAjc/sn27jJMMA1w/s1600/final%2Banimation-%2B-6_00001.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the final look for the animation after it has been edited in after effects</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ew0a4S0fqLk/VJm1sg31r5I/AAAAAAAAAjk/exyTTdKkRBA/s1600/1%2B(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ew0a4S0fqLk/VJm1sg31r5I/AAAAAAAAAjk/exyTTdKkRBA/s1600/1%2B(3).jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I will upload the final animation soon so stay tuned! In the mean time here is a shot of the test animation from one of the angles in the final piece, showing the flicker of the t.v :) enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HY-_QM5I7mY/VJm2CFcCkCI/AAAAAAAAAjs/DEDwq0pXj48/s1600/final%2Bpic%2B5.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HY-_QM5I7mY/VJm2CFcCkCI/AAAAAAAAAjs/DEDwq0pXj48/s1600/final%2Bpic%2B5.mp4" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-20400820910630054162014-06-03T09:49:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.728-07:00Glammies Stings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy3WGP4khQcSygBZOyDRJw2RXG9aLHIh3erh01fiVTa6jNwmanZtOc9TokJ31ZP1jPYvWMizScC6Xdb_DQlsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dze8avG0fyr40T5T4H6tpuiYuKZq6srf4t7nc7e5DggC9V_ifEOZzpULcwMpNub6h3bJsXdlUqzdy4Kx6nsag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These are the Stings for the 20th Glammies!<br /><br />Ideas - All<br />Concept development, script and story-boarding - Bailie and Nicole<br />Set Design and making - Sophie<br />Model making and felting - Sarah and Nicole with help from Bailie and Nicola ( me )<br />Animating - Nicola ( me )Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-75305351547522472182014-05-31T04:59:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.778-07:00First year Showreel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #acb1b4; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><u><a href="https://vimeo.com/96986786">https://vimeo.com/96986786</a></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A special thanks to all my family, friends and tutors for your support, to Jake Cornford for voicing Steve and Thomas Trueman for the music!</div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-68187905121045554772014-05-31T04:51:00.002-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.775-07:00Final Film 1st year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #acb1b4; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><u><a href="https://vimeo.com/96597949">https://vimeo.com/96597949</a></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #acb1b4; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: start;"><span class="url"><br /></span></span></div>I was lucky to be nominated for 'most promising first year' in the 20th Glammies awards! I didn't win, but it was just amazing to see my work on the big screen, the whole show was fantastic and there were so many talented people! Well done to all the winners! Here is my final character project animation, i'd like to thank my Dad &nbsp;- my inspiration, also Jake Cornford who voiced Steve and to Thomas Trueman for letting me use your amazing music! Thanks to my family, friends and tutors for all the support over this year! Its been awesome!Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-1937844024622328562014-05-04T05:07:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.721-07:00Just a little sketch of my Niece <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o2iiNt4B8F4/U2Ysty2RHwI/AAAAAAAAAeg/y3Yy0gDpf1g/s1600/IMG_4477%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o2iiNt4B8F4/U2Ysty2RHwI/AAAAAAAAAeg/y3Yy0gDpf1g/s1600/IMG_4477%5B1%5D.JPG" height="640" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">During Easter we took Lily to a kids farm and play area. It gave me chance to draw the animals and spend some quality time with Lily! It also was a great opportunity to draw Lily herself whilst she was running round looking at the animals!</div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-14869935631569423122014-05-04T05:01:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.718-07:00Ready to Animate! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yCQR5BKLsm0/U2Yp60cxKTI/AAAAAAAAAds/8JdsOZY_R-Y/s1600/IMG_4481%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yCQR5BKLsm0/U2Yp60cxKTI/AAAAAAAAAds/8JdsOZY_R-Y/s1600/IMG_4481%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DpewMa91fkw/U2Yp-_wmLoI/AAAAAAAAAd0/QtAXtjXRez8/s1600/IMG_4482%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DpewMa91fkw/U2Yp-_wmLoI/AAAAAAAAAd0/QtAXtjXRez8/s1600/IMG_4482%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7hr0vq2jQUo/U2YqN8f38iI/AAAAAAAAAeE/L3nGI4dqDgk/s1600/IMG_4529%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7hr0vq2jQUo/U2YqN8f38iI/AAAAAAAAAeE/L3nGI4dqDgk/s1600/IMG_4529%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;These are pictures of the latex hands and feet, I did struggle with the latex but eventually managed to get a decent pair of hands and boots!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j5liya1IFOI/U2YqHRkmpOI/AAAAAAAAAd8/teGbtw8_LoU/s1600/IMG_4527%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j5liya1IFOI/U2YqHRkmpOI/AAAAAAAAAd8/teGbtw8_LoU/s1600/IMG_4527%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xmyA0c96R1c/U2YqWbxZNzI/AAAAAAAAAeU/CkKnncc0bcs/s1600/IMG_4535%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xmyA0c96R1c/U2YqWbxZNzI/AAAAAAAAAeU/CkKnncc0bcs/s1600/IMG_4535%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adding the boots to Steve! (left) and right a picture of Steve all finished standing on my animating table with his magnets attached.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_zE_RyglSA/U2YqVG5ueYI/AAAAAAAAAeM/JUdP7hX19h4/s1600/IMG_4534%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_zE_RyglSA/U2YqVG5ueYI/AAAAAAAAAeM/JUdP7hX19h4/s1600/IMG_4534%5B1%5D.JPG" height="400" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished! I am so pleased with my character! Now to animate!</div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-48554529958090495912014-04-24T13:25:00.003-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.753-07:00Steve the builder's progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8uUuJc4XsEg/U1lwgWy2nII/AAAAAAAAAck/3at6FrC8gQQ/s1600/IMG_4390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8uUuJc4XsEg/U1lwgWy2nII/AAAAAAAAAck/3at6FrC8gQQ/s1600/IMG_4390.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Steve with all his padding (wadding and foam) and his head which is made from balsa wood.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--pxzeMn_qNE/U1lwpKiAgGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/dLACLQWPe7Q/s1600/IMG_4395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--pxzeMn_qNE/U1lwpKiAgGI/AAAAAAAAAcs/dLACLQWPe7Q/s1600/IMG_4395.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I began by pinning sections of material to Steve to create the jumper. I used a navy material as i thought it would work nicely against the fluorescent vest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZEv_yLndLg/U1lwzw7YGbI/AAAAAAAAAc8/8D8RYDAQH00/s1600/IMG_4414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZEv_yLndLg/U1lwzw7YGbI/AAAAAAAAAc8/8D8RYDAQH00/s1600/IMG_4414.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is his hi vis vest before it was sewed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQVg7Ef2tpU/U1lwytw313I/AAAAAAAAAc0/i65ir02qg-g/s1600/IMG_4415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQVg7Ef2tpU/U1lwytw313I/AAAAAAAAAc0/i65ir02qg-g/s1600/IMG_4415.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His vest took all day but was worth it! It has wire running all the way round to help support it when Steve is wearing it.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQkcHyzBl_Q/U1lw17zMTMI/AAAAAAAAAdE/UX8J-SNYqN8/s1600/IMG_4417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQkcHyzBl_Q/U1lw17zMTMI/AAAAAAAAAdE/UX8J-SNYqN8/s1600/IMG_4417.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve with all his clothes on!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dfd3g98TCfo/U1lw-dlFCyI/AAAAAAAAAdM/h82bDO7rFpQ/s1600/IMG_4422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dfd3g98TCfo/U1lw-dlFCyI/AAAAAAAAAdM/h82bDO7rFpQ/s1600/IMG_4422.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I kept the paint on Steve's face very neutral, and just added a little pink to his cheeks for a rosy look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KeWOnikwFSU/U1lxCI9o2EI/AAAAAAAAAdU/kOOUPTmJBpI/s1600/IMG_4423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KeWOnikwFSU/U1lxCI9o2EI/AAAAAAAAAdU/kOOUPTmJBpI/s1600/IMG_4423.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uKRbS8MWV6o/U1lxCd5Sp9I/AAAAAAAAAdY/_Ksx3wjvGKU/s1600/IMG_4427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uKRbS8MWV6o/U1lxCd5Sp9I/AAAAAAAAAdY/_Ksx3wjvGKU/s1600/IMG_4427.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Steve with all his tools, and wearing his hard hat! (made out of a bottle top) All that is left to do is attach his eyebrows, make some mouths and cast his latex boots and hands back at uni! I am so pleased with Steve!</div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-40419846427231389182014-04-14T03:08:00.002-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.743-07:00Moulding and Casting Steve's hands and boots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ItoLeRg0wA/U0uvzQQIR9I/AAAAAAAAAb0/T181j4DWtN4/s1600/IMG_4254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ItoLeRg0wA/U0uvzQQIR9I/AAAAAAAAAb0/T181j4DWtN4/s1600/IMG_4254.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6dBQKY5NCvo/U0uvyqg7TyI/AAAAAAAAAbo/8Q0oNUwKrb0/s1600/IMG_4253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6dBQKY5NCvo/U0uvyqg7TyI/AAAAAAAAAbo/8Q0oNUwKrb0/s1600/IMG_4253.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9DTdlIwwPQA/U0uvzYWGdHI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ONWYbPQ7ypM/s1600/IMG_4259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9DTdlIwwPQA/U0uvzYWGdHI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ONWYbPQ7ypM/s1600/IMG_4259.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQb5MpyywzM/U0uv34eJe8I/AAAAAAAAAcA/fy2_mKWCpUk/s1600/IMG_4261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQb5MpyywzM/U0uv34eJe8I/AAAAAAAAAcA/fy2_mKWCpUk/s1600/IMG_4261.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSbGfjx0-i8/U0uv_rn4uhI/AAAAAAAAAcI/S9cQX3hQi-w/s1600/IMG_4262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSbGfjx0-i8/U0uv_rn4uhI/AAAAAAAAAcI/S9cQX3hQi-w/s1600/IMG_4262.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A_s7Sl13Xdo/U0uv_u_64OI/AAAAAAAAAcM/yBxQjEJemRw/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A_s7Sl13Xdo/U0uv_u_64OI/AAAAAAAAAcM/yBxQjEJemRw/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;This is the beginning of the process of making the hands and boots out of latex. I will finish this when i get back after Easter.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I began by making my desired hand and boot shapes out of Plasticine, i then moulded the hands into a clay base, making sure all the gaps were sealed. After doing this i created four walls around the clay keeping them bound with hot glue so there were no gaps. The next step was to mix some plaster, then carefully pouring it into one corner of the mould so that less air bubbles are formed. Once this was set, i turned the cast over, cleaned the cast with water and repeated the walls around the cast. With a paint brush i brushed Vaseline all over the cast so that it was easier to separate the two casts later on. Mixing a second bowl of plaster i poured this over the other cast and left it to harden. When done i had 2 separate casts for my hands ready to latex. (it is also important to make 'keys' in the mould - in the clay i pressed a round object into all four corners so that the casts can fit neatly together)<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The boots were less complicated - I placed them in the middle of four secure walls with a piece of wire sticking out the top of the Plasticine. (where the leg will be) &nbsp;I then simply poured plaster over the boot until it came just over the top of the boot.Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-9755369750454470172014-04-14T02:49:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.792-07:00Practice model and armature plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afAS-kS-ckQ/U0uuXgl3B-I/AAAAAAAAAbc/Z53blbG-BNU/s1600/IMG_4118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afAS-kS-ckQ/U0uuXgl3B-I/AAAAAAAAAbc/Z53blbG-BNU/s1600/IMG_4118.JPG" height="200" width="149" />&nbsp; &nbsp;</a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h2zzmnfUbW0/U0uuQtUfNsI/AAAAAAAAAbU/AODjujFVDow/s1600/IMG_4119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h2zzmnfUbW0/U0uuQtUfNsI/AAAAAAAAAbU/AODjujFVDow/s1600/IMG_4119.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aOItJJk6Hp0/U0utnySxCwI/AAAAAAAAAbM/ifirUr6ME3A/s1600/IMG_4252%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aOItJJk6Hp0/U0utnySxCwI/AAAAAAAAAbM/ifirUr6ME3A/s1600/IMG_4252%5B1%5D.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;This is a small model of the head i did (ignore the colour!) to see how Steve will look from all angles. The armature plan is on the right, with a few of the body pieces that I've made already. Tomorrow i plan to assemble my armature and begin to pad him out!<br /><br />Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-76709817617260944332014-04-14T02:40:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.782-07:00Steve the Builder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vVfK027I7hM/U0usehO8uhI/AAAAAAAAAbA/hJPJJ4rnfnY/s1600/IMG_4124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vVfK027I7hM/U0usehO8uhI/AAAAAAAAAbA/hJPJJ4rnfnY/s1600/IMG_4124.JPG" height="320" width="177" /></a></div>For our final project we are doing character exploration, with a walk, lip sync and performance. My character Steve, is based on my Dad who is a builder (he doesn't look like this though!)Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-28090261440142323912014-03-16T11:03:00.000-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.737-07:00Polar Bear Animation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjddkrbdzSV8TcpiAS_niBRo7cGPyahLWLqKfDgCXQBoKcMyuGEjqk_8XOIfa62-mcRk9U8WUtGbvFSbQKoQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div>This is my final animation for my Polar Bear! I am really happy with the movement, it could be a little slower but overall i am pleased with it! The end was the last part i did, and i feel this shows in the quality of the walk, timing and movement.Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-21032504775446181452014-03-11T08:26:00.001-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.731-07:00Life Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rAmLbWxKN5Q/Ux8qJ4XfmNI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/25jcO--NMOU/s1600/IMG_3977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rAmLbWxKN5Q/Ux8qJ4XfmNI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/25jcO--NMOU/s1600/IMG_3977.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHhmfNwefs8/Ux8qJ83Al9I/AAAAAAAAAZI/EiPqz2pZp2w/s1600/IMG_3978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHhmfNwefs8/Ux8qJ83Al9I/AAAAAAAAAZI/EiPqz2pZp2w/s1600/IMG_3978.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The above are quick studies of the model.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwPdDrRR2-4/Ux8qKF0-2GI/AAAAAAAAAZM/_7cEQm9p5uQ/s1600/IMG_3979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwPdDrRR2-4/Ux8qKF0-2GI/AAAAAAAAAZM/_7cEQm9p5uQ/s1600/IMG_3979.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The above i used watercolour, experimenting with using colour and pencil/pen over the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ERhXYJA6-88/Ux8qRgiaWUI/AAAAAAAAAZg/Hqhu6b0mKrs/s1600/IMG_3980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ERhXYJA6-88/Ux8qRgiaWUI/AAAAAAAAAZg/Hqhu6b0mKrs/s1600/IMG_3980.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8LpoFBHj4o/Ux8qYGSUhDI/AAAAAAAAAZs/zdpjnWpMxZk/s1600/IMG_3981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8LpoFBHj4o/Ux8qYGSUhDI/AAAAAAAAAZs/zdpjnWpMxZk/s1600/IMG_3981.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQj7ir_vj1Y/Ux8qXgOE-OI/AAAAAAAAAZo/ocTXkZCGpQo/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQj7ir_vj1Y/Ux8qXgOE-OI/AAAAAAAAAZo/ocTXkZCGpQo/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>I have also practiced with marker pen, and the last is an attempt at a self portrait using what i have learnt in lesson.Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-67390656189041664082014-03-11T08:17:00.000-07:002015-05-10T14:56:49.772-07:00Animating time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FGqON-2KC6I/Ux8mNewzSaI/AAAAAAAAAY8/7xNcvtXC6Ac/s1600/IMG_3970%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FGqON-2KC6I/Ux8mNewzSaI/AAAAAAAAAY8/7xNcvtXC6Ac/s1600/IMG_3970%5B1%5D.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp; I have been animating for a few days now! So far so good! At the beginning it was difficult to manage the walk, but i feel i have managed to get used to the armature itself and the results are a lot better! &nbsp;Tomorrow i will be carrying on with the beginning and end of the animation, before re visiting the walk on Thursday/ Friday. Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-20055230867802624162014-03-05T09:04:00.006-08:002015-05-10T14:56:49.725-07:00Polar Bear armature <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qqRt5UK19Ig/UxdY0LoBWzI/AAAAAAAAAYg/sgqqTgyEU5k/s1600/IMG_3939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qqRt5UK19Ig/UxdY0LoBWzI/AAAAAAAAAYg/sgqqTgyEU5k/s1600/IMG_3939.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ps0B5NjDCjg/UxdY0-lS-yI/AAAAAAAAAYk/QS30ODPCODA/s1600/IMG_3940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ps0B5NjDCjg/UxdY0-lS-yI/AAAAAAAAAYk/QS30ODPCODA/s1600/IMG_3940.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t6yRHhqMHgM/UxdXzsa4rYI/AAAAAAAAAYE/6GnIZ2pyfs4/s1600/IMG_3952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t6yRHhqMHgM/UxdXzsa4rYI/AAAAAAAAAYE/6GnIZ2pyfs4/s1600/IMG_3952.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6zJTTq0uU8c/UxdXzq_Fs7I/AAAAAAAAAYA/oEsywOlsPR8/s1600/IMG_3953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6zJTTq0uU8c/UxdXzq_Fs7I/AAAAAAAAAYA/oEsywOlsPR8/s1600/IMG_3953.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rrtxJaQJwW4/UxdX0suhIPI/AAAAAAAAAYI/_4lK3H5h-wE/s1600/IMG_3954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rrtxJaQJwW4/UxdX0suhIPI/AAAAAAAAAYI/_4lK3H5h-wE/s1600/IMG_3954.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_nWQo16f6Q/UxdX4AsD1TI/AAAAAAAAAYY/sVmKl0UTdNQ/s1600/IMG_3955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_nWQo16f6Q/UxdX4AsD1TI/AAAAAAAAAYY/sVmKl0UTdNQ/s1600/IMG_3955.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have just finished making my polar bear armature ready to animate tomorrow :) I need to keep the arms and legs as steady as possible as they are on separate pieces of wire to the spine. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-53600792199712512632014-02-14T13:24:00.001-08:002015-05-10T14:56:49.760-07:00Next Project ... AFTER TOKYO :D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PEvP1VfMvhc/Uv6I6x5ntOI/AAAAAAAAAXw/e-hc8Fxn11A/s1600/polar_bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PEvP1VfMvhc/Uv6I6x5ntOI/AAAAAAAAAXw/e-hc8Fxn11A/s1600/polar_bear.jpg" height="195" width="320" /></a></div>A POLAR BEAR!!!!!!!! &nbsp;I will be animating my favourite animal when i come back from Tokyo! But for now its onto the packing! When i am in Tokyo i hope to visit plenty of cultural places, as well as the Oenu Zoo and Studio Ghibli :DNicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728914606082964437.post-13961766299119070562014-02-14T13:19:00.003-08:002015-05-10T14:56:49.715-07:00Animal Studies - Snowy Owl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1iwabxrX9oFi9I6Q1hazdBczWeu2Mf3TwdJoK9S4bxk1-TZxZQGRJcCUGngcXjD7yFSitKbFz7jocBF8g2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />&nbsp;I absolutely LOVE owls, so when given this project there was no question what i wanted to animate!!! There are plenty of things that i would change if i were to do this again, i was on a tight deadline as i am off to Tokyo on Sunday!Nicola Bilbiehttps://plus.google.com/117696076163145624102noreply@blogger.com0